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Goodyear UltraGrip Performance vs Kumho Winter Craft WP51 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 3 road tests and 9 + 15 owner reviews. How we score

UltraGrip Performance is ahead, 76–67

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Kumho Winter Craft WP51
Tire BKumho

Winter Craft WP51

Winter

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Tests 65 · 3 tests Owners 69 · 15 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2018 AMS Winter Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 75

    Dry

    UltraGrip Performance +13
    62
    Why this score
    SourceUltraGrip PerformanceWinter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 73 (est.)61
    Reviews found online7964

    UltraGrip Performance: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 79 = 75

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 60.7 + 40% × 64.1 = 62

    No road tests of dry for UltraGrip Performance. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 80

    Wet

    UltraGrip Performance +12
    68
    Why this score
    SourceUltraGrip PerformanceWinter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 77 (est.)66
    Reviews found online8370

    UltraGrip Performance: 60% × 77.5 (est.) + 40% × 83.1 = 80

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 66.4 + 40% × 69.9 = 68

    No road tests of wet for UltraGrip Performance. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 76

    Snow

    UltraGrip Performance +6
    70
    Why this score
    SourceUltraGrip PerformanceWinter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 73 (est.)67
    Reviews found online7974

    UltraGrip Performance: 60% × 73.2 (est.) + 40% × 79.1 = 76

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 66.7 + 40% × 74.1 = 70

    No road tests of snow for UltraGrip Performance. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 73

    Comfort

    UltraGrip Performance +3
    70
    Why this score
    SourceUltraGrip PerformanceWinter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7570

    UltraGrip Performance: 40% × 69.9 (est.) + 60% × 74.8 = 73

    Winter Craft WP51: 40% × 68.9 (est.) + 60% × 70.1 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for UltraGrip Performance. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Winter Craft WP51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceUltraGrip PerformanceWinter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for Winter Craft WP51. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 70

    Treadwear

    UltraGrip Performance +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourceUltraGrip PerformanceWinter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7368

    UltraGrip Performance: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.9 = 70

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 67 (est.) + 40% × 67.9 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for UltraGrip Performance. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Winter Craft WP51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 81

    Handling (owners)

    UltraGrip Performance +15
    66
    Why this score
    SourceUltraGrip PerformanceWinter Craft WP51
    Reviews found online8166
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceUltraGrip PerformanceWinter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–55
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear UltraGrip PerformanceKumho Winter Craft WP51
Relative Score 76 67
Dry 75 62
Wet 80 68
Snow 76 70
Comfort 73 70
Noise – 69
Treadwear 70 67
Handling (owners) 81 66
Efficiency – 55

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Winter Craft WP51

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A UltraGrip Performance

Pros

  • Exceptional snow and ice traction
  • Strong performance in wet and dry conditions
  • High tread longevity and durability

Cons

  • Increased road noise in warmer conditions
  • Slightly higher fuel consumption
  • Limited performance on pure ice surfaces
All owner themes in the UltraGrip Performance review

Tire B Winter Craft WP51

Pros

  • Exceptional traction and reliability in deep snow and slush
  • High price-to-performance ratio compared to premium brands
  • Solid durability and tread life for the price point

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in road noise
  • Mediocre wet-weather braking and traction
  • Lack of steering feedback and stability on dry pavement
All owner themes in the Winter Craft WP51 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear UltraGrip Performance B · Kumho Winter Craft WP51
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—4
Rim diameters—13″ – 15″

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance

Kumho Winter Craft WP51

Winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance scores 81 vs 66 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance scores 75 vs 62 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance scores 80 vs 68 on wet.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance scores 76 vs 70 on snow.

Tire A · Goodyear UltraGrip Performance
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Tire B · Kumho Winter Craft WP51
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UltraGrip Performance or Winter Craft WP51?

Which is better in the wet, UltraGrip Performance or Winter Craft WP51?

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance, 80 vs 68 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, UltraGrip Performance or Winter Craft WP51?

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance, 75 vs 62 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, UltraGrip Performance or Winter Craft WP51?

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance, 76 vs 70 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, UltraGrip Performance or Winter Craft WP51?

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance, 73 vs 70 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, UltraGrip Performance or Winter Craft WP51?

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance, 70 vs 67 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology